__/ [ nessuno@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ] on Friday 04 May 2007 18:26 \__
> Anything that's not the best technology will not work ...
>> enterprise is willing to pay for the best. OpenOffice is not the best
>> ... it's the first thing that made me move from Linux to Mac,"
> ..
>
> Well he has a point, big enterprise will pay what it takes to have
> complete compatibility with everyone else in Windows world, even if
> they don't like $700 per seat for it:
>
>
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8182664&type=product&productCategoryId=cat01083&id=1164154036201
>
> (link courtesy of DFS). But small businesses will mind, and so will
> ordinary users like me. I have 6 systems that I am migrating to
> Ubuntu, which would cost a lot if I were putting Office Ultimate on
> them (not to mention, they wouldn't run Vista in the first place, I'd
> have to buy new hardware). Openoffice use is certainly growing, and
> I wouldn't be surprised if there is a substantial user base before
> long. At some point there may be enough traction for commercial
> development, something in general that I think would help the Linux
> world. Of course, Staroffice is commercial, but Sun has other fish to
> fry, too (Staroffice costs about $70, last I looked).
Don't forget all the hidden costs, including the cost of having your entire
system hijacked because you opened some rogue document.
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